Red Wednesday's Wisdom

More of Colleen's Quips and Quotes

·        Want to make God laugh?  Tell Him your plans.

·        Let go of telling God what to do.

·        Let go of picking on yourself.

·        Let go of “shoulding” on yourself and others.

·        Let go of saying, “I have to.”

·        Let go of negativity.

·        Let go of perfection.

·        Let go of saying, “I don’t have time.”  We all have 24 hours a day.

·        Let go of saying, “What if?”

·        Hold on to saying, “This is what I need.”

·        I will keep on getting what I have always gotten, unless I make a change.

·        I will keep on doing what I have always done, unless I make a change.

·        We mirror what we see.

·        God’s Word will change the way you see God and yourself.

·        It takes 31 days to establish a new habit.

·        There are no quick fixes.

·        Ask for help.

·        Take care of yourself.

·        Prayer allows God to change us.

·        When I express thankfulness, I am telling God that I trust Him and depend on Him.

·        My outward life reflects my inner life.

·        My outward clutter is a reflection of my inward clutter.

·        Our homes can reflect and symbolize what is inside of us.

·        Our homes reflect our hearts.

·        Basements can be where we “stuff.”

·        Bedrooms are for intimacy and love.

·        Kitchens are the heart beat and survival of life.

·        Family rooms are for gathering and socializing.

·        The Living room represents the 80% of your home that is rarely used.

·        Do not be a fool to Satan’s schemes.

·        As I learn to trust God, I learn how to trust myself.

·        Look into the mirror and say, “I love you,________________(your name).

·        Our focus is to be on the Creator, not His creation.

·        We do not know how to love and nurture our relationships because we ignore the Creator of love.

·        To be truly loved and nurtured we must remember to love God first.

·        I will feel loved and accepted when I ask Jesus into my heart.

·        It is God’s desire that we clean out our hearts and homes.

·        Cleaning out our hearts means that we clean out the sin in our lives.

·        Pride = a rock hard heart.

·        Humility = a sponge soft heart.

·        God gives us many warnings and many chances.

·        The more we ignore God, the greater the consequences we face.

·        The Bible is your spiritual PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference).

·        The Bible is your book to recovery.

·        CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is a life saving measure to bring back to life what was lost.

·        CPR Warning:  Even good things can cause clutter – too many devotionals, books, tapes, groups, serving.etc…

·        Focus on God and not your circumstance.

·        There is no such thing as a “white” lie.  A lie is a lie.

·        Let go of what is worn, torn, and broken.

·        Break it down. Take little steps: ONE step at a time.  One activity at a time.

·        Disobedience will cause desperation, devastation, and destruction.

·        Disobedience delays God’s blessings.

·        Repentance calls me to move into ACTION and to CHANGE:  I make a turn around.

·         Our past can keep us from moving forward.

·        Lessen your clutter:  Determine what you need verses what you want.

·        We use 20% of what we have and waste the other 80%.

·        Think of the sunflower as God’s Sonflower.

·        Get organized by gathering, sorting, categorizing, containerizing, and taking it home.

·        Clutter is the result of ignoring, avoiding, or pushing off the process of making a decision.

·        MESS – PR: the clutter that is Mental, Material, Emotional, Situational, Spiritual, Physical, and Relational.

·         Clutter can be divided in to two categories - hidden or exposed.

·        Your list can become clutter.

·        Are you ready to take off the dark glasses that keep you from seeing?

·        Create a clear pathway to walk on and in.

·        We are imperfect people, living in a imperfect world.

·        Owning all the latest organizing “tools” does not make you organized.

·         Relinquish control.

·        You lessen your clutter when you “let go” and follow through.

More of "Colleen’s Quips and Quotes" will come after we conclude the remaining CHG’s. Enjoy the SW of pondering these quips and quotes as you consider how they personally touch you. 

I am also going to make a request.  A number of you are moving, or you are contemplating a move.  Please e-mail me ASAP at Colleen.flenner@gmail.com if you would like next week’s posting to be: Getting Organized to Move.  I will eventually do a posting like this further down the road if the need is not indicated at this particular time.

I will close with one of my favorite prayers. 

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to change the things I can,

and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen.